Resetting preferences at launch

Every once a while Photoshop may just start doing things you don't expect. …I mean, every application kind of does this and sometimes there's a redraw error.…Just doing something whacky that you don't expect. Now when you call tech-support…or you go to an online forum, they typically tell you the first thing to do is…to throw away the Preferences file and start from scratch.…The only problem is where is that magical Preference file? You are going to do…around your directory there and try to find it. So the good news is that there…is a very easy way to do this at launch. You just need to know the secret…handshake. Well, that secret handshake is to hold down Command+Option+Shift or…Ctrl+Alt+Shift as you launch Photoshop. So basically hold down the entire…left-hand side of your keyboard.…

So wherever you are going to launch the app on the Mac, it's going to be from…probably the OS X dock bar. If you are on a Windows machine it might be…the Task Bar, wherever you are launching Photoshop from. So you hold these…

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6/23/2009

Photoshop CS4 offers an abundance of helpful shortcuts and hidden tricks that allow designers and photographers to get more done in less time. In Photoshop CS4 Power Shortcuts, Michael Ninness reveals hundreds of tips to boost productivity, including the top 20 power shortcuts every Photoshop user must know. He covers strategies for better document and panel management, and offers techniques for becoming quicker and more nimble when using layers, adjustment layers, and layer masks. Exercise files accompany the course.